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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); You may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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package com.speedment.common.codegen.constant;

import com.speedment.common.codegen.model.Value;

import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;

/**
 * Contains common default values used when generating java code.
 * 
 * @author Emil Forslund
 */
public final class DefaultValue {
    
    private DefaultValue() {}
    
    public static final Value<?> NULL         = Value.ofNull();
    public static final Value<?> EMPTY_STRING = string("");
    
    /**
     * Creates a 'string' value with the specified content.
     * 
     * @param text  the inner text
     * @return      a value representing that string
     */
    public static Value<String> string(String text) {
		return Value.ofText(requireNonNull(text));
	}
}